These are the Top Ten diagnosis that you DO NOT want to miss. Failure to do so could be catastrophic for the patient. Unfortunately, they may walk into your office disguised as something else or staring at you right in your face. Can you identify the Top Ten?

How Low Can We Go? Peri-Operative Management of Cataracts and Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

With many Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) procedures FDA approved or very close to FDA approval, optometrists will be on the front lines of co-managing these patients. This course will cover MIGS procedures FDA approved and in the pipeline. New data regarding the use of MIGS will be discussed and introduced to the participants. The course will provide the participant with a guide for managing postoperative complications related to MIGS procedures and also the type of patients that are ideal candidates for MIGS procedures.

There is a lot controversy and discussions regarding the hazards of high energy blue light: what exactly is it, what it affects in the eye and in health, how it affects the eye and the body, are the studies done, are there enough studies done, etc. And why is this such a hot topic?

Patient's present with an array of systemic disorders. The autoimmune disorders are a varied group of conditions that provide a difficult challenge for both patient and clinician. This interactive presentation will focus on the ocular complications associated with autoimmune disorders, including diagnosis, management and treatment.

The Pardon the Objection PTO course series is a rapid fire format, comprised of fast-paced discussion and lively debate by a panel of respected experts. Tired of long lectures? Then this unique and innovative presentation style is for you. Sub-topics of the course will be limited to ten minutes and a rundown of upcoming discussion topics will be displayed on the screen. At the end of ten minutes, the discussion will move on to the next topic. This course will feature a wide range of content covering specialty contact lenses.

Don't miss this unique course format Instead of a traditional course set-up, the audience will be aligned in a circle with the X00001 presenting in the center. This course provides an overview of oral medications used in ophthalmic practice, such as anti-virals, steroids, NSAIDS, cyclines, antihistamines and beta blockers. For each, the clinical applications and side effects will be discussed. Attendees should bring a mobile device to the course.

This course will provide you with information regarding new refractive technologies. You will learn how these technologies work, how they could potentially benefit your patients and your role in implementing them in your practice.

The front office of your practice typically makes the first impression on your patients. It can be a place of great chaos at times or you can make it a place that functions efficiently and calmly. This course will explore ideas to help keep your front office functioning at a top performance level and providing a favorable impression for your patients.

This two-hour workshop includes one hour of lecture covering the various gonioscopy lenses, anatomy of the angle, and the reasons gonioscopy is essential in clinical practice. The second hour includes hands on use of gonioscopy lenses to visualize the angle. An understanding of the anatomy of the angle will occur at the completion of the workshop.

This workshop will introduce the attendee to scleral lenses, its uses, and the fitting strategies proven to optimize success. A specific focus will be on optimizing the fit of the lenses when appropriate candidates are selected. Hands on experience with a variety of lenses will provide the attendee a high level of confidence fitting these lenses.

This brief course aims to highlight contact lens discomfort issues and practitioner steps that are often utilized to choose alternate lenses or modes of care for patients. What are the methods that doctors look at

This course will present the latest in glaucoma research, diagnosis and treatment advances. Recently published and unpublished data will be presented and special attention will be paid to the clinical implications of this data.

This course will provide attendees updates on minimally invasive glaucoma surgery and their role with or without cataract surgery. There have been numerous advances in ophthalmic surgery from laser cataract surgery, expanded presbyopic IOLs, advanced monofocal options and minimally invasive glaucoma procedures to provide our patients improved quality of vision and quality of life.

Optometrys role in the medical treatment of eye care problems will continue to increase as health care evolves. It is critical for optometrists to be proficient in managing ocular surface diseases as optometrists are the primary eye care providers today. The course will outline the steps necessary to properly diagnose and treat common conditions that cause ocular surface diseases.

There are times when we feel pressured to keep up with patient flow and make sure the patients are seen in a timely manner. While it’s important to make sure the patients have a timely experience in your office, it’s also important that they still have a personal experience in your office. This course will explore techniques to make sure every patient in your office has an experience that helps you connect to them on a personal level while meeting all their needs.

For the last 700+ years we have used the same technology to prescribe for myopic patients. We know that rates of myopia are epidemic and those patients will have increased risk of ocular pathology. We also know that myopia control is a safe effective and proved method of halting or slowing down the progression of the disease of myopia. Why don't more Optometrists offer it?

The course is designed to provide the attendee with the information needed to properly diagnose and treat the numerous causes of red eyes seen in practice. Practitioners will be instructed on the differentials to consider when evaluating patients with red eyes. The various treatment options for each differential diagnosis will be reviewed along with a discussion on clinical protocols, analysis of traditional and advanced diagnostic technologies and the most innovative treatments and procedures available.

It has been said that medicine begins where the technology ends. Imaging and new technologies have revolutionized the management of eye disease in the primary care practice. Wave-front optimized refraction analyzers represent new frontiers in digital refractions. The same is true of the use of new technologies in medical practice. This course provides an overview of current future uses of imaging in radiology, oncology, and internal medicine. Additionally, the course examines how future trends in medical technology will enhance inter-professional teams of optometrists, physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health care providers.

Nutrition plays an important role in ocular health, but not everyone agrees on what's best. In this course, we will strive to bring clarity to hotly debated topics related to vision supplements. We will weigh the evidence versus the claims offering both practical tips and expert opinions, while empowering attendees to make rational choices on their own.

As optometry’s role in health care increases, so does our responsibility to appropriately counsel those individuals with anterior segment findings that are linked with systemic conditions. This course will address three critical anterior segment findings along with their association with systemic conditions and appropriate action plans for the progressive optometrist.

Learn the latest and clinically relevant information regarding macular degeneration. Evidence based information will be presented regarding the classification of AMD, the latest diagnostic technologies and the appropriate therapeutic and nutritional interventions.

This course will review a variety of agents used to treat everything from anterior segment disease to uveitis. Special focus will be paid to the indications, contraindications and complications related to use.

This lecture delves in using OCT cross sectional and thickness map analysis as investigational tools in evaluating a variety of vitreo retinal diseases. Morphologic changes in vitreous and retina and choroidal tissue is examined in different phases of many conditions including but not limited to macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal artery and vein occlusion, peripheral retina and optic nerve diseases

The Pardon the Objection PTO course series is a rapid fire format, comprised of fast-paced discussion and lively debate by a panel of respected experts. Tired of long lectures? Then this unique and innovative presentation style is for you. Sub-topics of the course will be limited to ten minutes and a rundown of upcoming discussion topics will be displayed on the screen. At the end of ten minutes, the discussion will move on to the next topic. This course will feature a wide range of content covering practical applications in anterior segment.

Education in the Round: Diabetes in Your Practice: What You Find May Surprise You

Approximately 13 of people with diabetes are unaware that they have the disease. This makes retinal examination, and specifically peripheral retina examination, of paramount importance. Once we help patients to know they have diabetes, we can help them to manage it. ODs play an integral role in helping patients with diabetes and this course will explore ways that can happen, both from a systemic and ocular perspective.

Cone-Rod dystrophies are a group of inherited eye disorders where cones are more severely impacted that rod cells. Loss of central vision, color perception and photophobia are followed by night blindness and peripheral field loss. This course will discuss current management, treatment of symptoms, providing assistance with activities of daily living and psychological impact of vision loss.

OCT technology has revolutionized the way eye care providers diagnose and treat both retinal and ONH conditions. This interactive 1-hour lecture for paraoptometrics will introduce them to OCT technology and provide an understanding on when and how to utilize the technology and how to interpret basic scans.

Perhaps there is nothing more amazing than the structure and complexities of the human eye. Your staff will gain a greater appreciation and understanding with this course. In turn, they will be able to explain its function to patients in easy-to-understand language. Emphasis is placed on the ability to communicate the disorders, conditions and diseases of the eye and work with patients on options for treatment.

This two hour lecture/wetlab is designed to give the clinician hands-on experience and confidence to utilize amniotic membranes in their clinics. The various types of membranes available will be reviewed along with the indications for utilization and follow-up. Proper coding and billing will also be discussed.

This workshop will provide a step-by-step approach for OCT imaging systems that are currently available. Emphasis will be placed on proper selection and correct interpretation of the various scan patterns for glaucoma and retinal disease. Numerous case examples will be included. This workshop is limited to 30 participants so register early.

Education in the Round: Utilizing One Day Lenses for Patient and Practice Success

This course reviews the common single use lenses used as well as the modalities that they treat. It will look at the ways that one day lenses are used to treat allergy, dry eye and other common conditions. The course will highlight recent advancements and ways to grow the practice by utilizing the modality.

A multidisciplinary panel discussion delineating optometry's role in a sports medicine team. Panel to include orthopedic surgeon, athletic trainer and ophthalmologist, in addition to the team optometrist of several professional sports teams. We will discuss how a multidisciplinary medical team utilizes the talents of the above specialists to provide comprehensive medical care for today's teams and athletes. After describing our roles and communication within a team structure we will use a case study of concussion management to specifically describe how we all work together from the point of injury, through diagnosis, treatment and ultimately recovery of an athlete using our multidisciplinary medical team.

In today’s world of third party relationships between payer and provider, audits of all types are becoming increasingly more frequent and more economically impactful. Practitioners need to know how to identify the specific type of audit, and how to properly (legally) respond to protect themselves and their practices.

Walk Softly And Carry A Big Stick- New Therapeutics For Clinical Practice

This course will present newly approved therapeutics in eye care. Lengthy discussions on the pharmacology of the drugs will be undertaken as well as clinical indications for the drugs. Clinical experiences with the certain drugs will ensue

Traumatic injury to the brain can result in a variety of visual problems. There are many other systems that need to be considered when evaluating the TBI patient. Learn about diffuse axonal injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and endocrinological disease as a result of TBI. Dr. Morgenstern, from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, will discuss the signature injury from the War on Terror and one of the most common causes of pediatric emergency hospital visits.

This course will enhance the practitioners knowledge concerning nutritional management of age-related macular degeneration, as well as insight into which nutritional supplement is best for their patients. Also research regarding nutrition and diabetes, as well as other retinal diseases, will be discussed.